84 THE CRUISE

The day of the cruise arrived. Chen Linyun and Xue Jinxu rose up early at dawn, and drove to Tianjin port. It took a little over an hour.

Embarkation to The Great Adventurer commenced at nine in the morning at Tianjin port. After an hour, the gangway was pulled up, and slowly the cruise ship started off.

Inside, the guests were welcomed and ushered to their respective cabins first. The ratio of guest to server was one is to one. Each cabin had a built-in balcony, so that the picturesque scenery could be privately viewed from the guests' cabins.